CanningsandtheNDPreactedtothefactthatthebudgetshowsthegovernmentwillhavecollected$6.9billioninrevenue from EI premiums overthreeyears,butit’sworthpointingoutthat$3.5billionofthatwascollectedin2014-2015,$2.2billionin2015-2016,andthesmallestamount,$2.1billion will be collectedin2016-2017.Inthethreefollowingyears,thebudgetprojectsthatEIwillpayoutmorethaniscollected,thoughonlyupto$3.5billion,not$6.9billion.Thisdeficitisaccountedfor in part bytheLiberalsplanstolowerEIpremiums,beginningwithadecreaseto$1.51in2017.